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Psalm 55:16-23

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16 But I call to God, and the Lord will save me.
17 1Evening and 2morning and at 3noon I 4utter my complaint and moan, and he hears my voice.
18 He redeems my soul in safety from the battle that I wage, for 5many are arrayed against me.
19 God will give ear and humble them, he who is 6enthroned from of old, Selah because they do not 7change and do not fear God.
20 My companion[a] 8stretched out his hand against his friends; he violated his covenant.
21 His 9speech was 10smooth as butter, yet war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, yet they were 11drawn swords.
22 12Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; 13he will never permit the righteous to be moved.
23 But you, O God, 14will cast them down into 15the pit of destruction; men of 16blood and treachery shall not 17live out half their days. But I will 18trust in you.
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Psalm 55:16-23 Meaning and Commentary

To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil [A Psalm] of David. The occasion of this psalm was either the persecution of Saul, or the conspiracy of Absalom. Some think it was written when David understood that the inhabitants of Keilah would deliver him into the hands of Saul, 1 Samuel 23:12; and others when the Ziphites attempted a second time to do the same, 1 Samuel 26:1; but since a single person is spoken of that magnified himself against him, Psalm 55:12; and Ahithophel seems to be designed; it may be thought rather to be written on account of Absalom's rebellion, and Ahithophel's counsel against him; who is considered by many Christian interpreters as a type of Judas, the betrayer of our Lord; and, indeed, there are many things in this psalm, if not the whole, which may be truly applied to Christ, as will be seen in the following exposition of it.
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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Cross References 18

  • 1. 55:17 Ps. 141:2; Acts 3:1; 10:3, 30
  • 2. 55:17 Ps. 5:3; 88:13; 92:2
  • 3. 55:17 Acts 10:9; [Dan. 6:10]
  • 4. 55:17 ver. 2
  • 5. 55:18 [Ps. 56:2]
  • 6. 55:19 Deut. 33:27
  • 7. 55:19 Job 10:17; See Job 21:7-15
  • 8. 55:20 Acts 12:1
  • 9. 55:21 See Ps. 28:3
  • 10. 55:21 Prov. 5:3, 4
  • 11. 55:21 See Ps. 57:4
  • 12. 55:22 See Ps. 37:5
  • 13. 55:22 Ps. 10:6
  • 14. 55:23 ver. 15; Ps. 56:7; 59:11
  • 15. 55:23 Ps. 69:15; 94:13
  • 16. 55:23 Ps. 5:6
  • 17. 55:23 Prov. 10:27; See Job 15:32
  • 18. 55:23 See Ps. 11:1

Footnotes 1

  • [a] 55:20 Hebrew 'He'
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®) © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. All rights reserved. ESV Text Edition: 2025

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